Overview

The cryosphere comprises all the frozen water and soil on the surface of the Earth. Mass Balance of the Cryosphere focuses on two key components of this environment: land ice (in the form of ice sheets, caps and glaciers) and sea ice. These components have been identified as important indicators of both short and long term climate change. Early chapters cover the theory behind field-based and satellite observations, and modelling of mass balance, providing a thorough grounding in all the concepts and issues presented later in the book. Later chapters review our current understanding of the present and predicted future mass balance of the cryosphere. This is an important reference for all scientists working in the fields of climate change, environmental sciences and glaciology. It is written by leading authors in the field, and is fully integrated to provide a coherent, cross-referenced and consistent exposition on the subject.

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Author:   Jonathan L. Bamber ,  Tony Payne
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9780521005227

ISBN 10:   0521005221
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and background Jonathan Bamber and Antony Payne; Part I. Observational Techniques and Methods: 2. In situ measurement techniques: land ice Jon Ove Hagen and Niels Reeh; 3. In situ measurement techniques: sea ice Peter Wadhams; 4. Remote sensing measurement techniques Jonathan Bamber and Ron Kwok; Part II. Modelling Techniques and Methods: 5. Modelling land ice surface mass balance Wouter Greuell and Christophe Genthon; 6. Modelling land ice dynamics Kees van der Veen and Anthony Payne; 7. Modelling sea ice dynamics William D. Hibler, III; Part III. The Mass Balance of Sea Ice: 8. Sea ice observations Seymour Laxon, Ola Johannessen, Martin Miles, Peter Wadhams and John E. Walsh; 9. Sea-ice modelling Gregory M. Flato; Part IV. The Mass Balance of the Ice Sheets: 10. Greenland: recent mass-balance observations Robert H. Thomas and the PARCA investigators; 11. Greenland: modelling Roderik van der Wal; 12. Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet: observational aspects Charles Bentley; 13. Antarctica: modelling Philippe Huybrechts; Part V. The Mass Balance of Ice Caps and Glaciers: 14. Arctic ice caps and glaciers Julian Dowdeswell; 15. Glaciers and ice caps: historical background and strategies of worldwide monitoring Wilfried Haeberli; 16. Glaciers and the study of climate and sea-level change Mark Dyurgerov and Mark Meier; 17. Conclusions, summary and outlook Jonathan Bamber and Antony Payne.

Reviews

I think that it is safe to state that the editors' goal of providing a comprehensive reference text on the present and future mass balance of the cryosphere, understood as land ice and sea ice, has been fully achieved. There is no comparable up-to-date book which assembles a similar amount of knowledge and information. The integration of the contributions from different authors into a coherent volume is very well done. Ralf Greve, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

'... handsomely produced and makes an original contribution. Good books have the potential to change how we think about science and how we conduct it. By this measure, Bamber and Payne's The Mass Balance of the Cryosphere is very good.' Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union '... an excellent compilation.' Royal Meteorological Society 'I don't think it's too much to say this is a beautiful book. Stunningly presented, with a large number of full-colour images and high quality production ... the book provides a vast wealth of information regarding the changing cryosphere ...'. The Holocene 'The book fills a major gap in glaciology and cryospheric science. It should be in the hands of all researchers and graduate students ...'. Progress in Physical Geography 'The book provides an excellent and detailed reference for scientists interested in the current and likely future mass balance of land- and sea ice. The chapters are well written, each chapter is accompanied by its own bibliography and figures are generally reproduced to a high standard.' Geological Magazine

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